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asmith@medicinehatnews.com A movement began this year, one that looks to continue to build momentum not just in Medicine Hat, but province wide. It was early this year that weekly demonstrations began outside Premier and Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA Danielle Smith’s constituency office. Protesters cited various issues that had driven them to brave the winter weather every [...] Read More »

Continuing a series on the local watershed, the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program invites residents to learn a little more about the city’s waterways. The third installation in the Watershed Wednesdays program, this nature walk is themed around Major Tributaries. Participants will join the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program and the Society of Grasslands Naturalists at 11a.m. [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com With residents seeing gas prices remain high in Medicine Hat but dropping in outlying regions, sources suggest cheaper gas is on the way. Patrick De Haan with the price-comparison app GasBuddy told the News that when the price of gas has dropped significantly, they will often see some volatility in what stations are charging. [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com As has been tradition for more than 40 years, the three Kiwanis clubs in Medicine Hat came together to offer a Christmas Day dinner for those who would otherwise be spending the holiday alone. Approximately 140 community members were invited out to spend the evening at the Veiner Centre, where roughly 70 volunteers chose [...] Read More »

bmiller@medicinehatnews.com Throughout 2025 the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to several significant ALERT investigations resulting in substantial drug and firearm seizures, made significant improvements to operational equipment and added three new officer positions to expand its Downtown Patrol Unit and add an additional school resource officer. The year also saw the announcement of new local [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she told her Ukrainian counterpart today that decisions about Ukraine’s sovereignty must be made by Kyiv itself. Anand’s conversation with Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, followed Canada’s recent commitment of an additional $2.5 billion in economic assistance to the country as it fights Russia’s invasion. Anand said [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER — A proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over the non-appearance of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami players in a match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last year. The lawsuit stems from a May 25, 2024, match at BC Place Stadium that drew a crowd of more than 51,000 [...] Read More »

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilometres of land was scorched by more than 1,350 blazes since April 1. The area burned was close to the 10-year average of about [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory. A group that included six Canadian MPs on a mission to meet with displaced Palestinians was turned away at the Allenby border crossing [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — A Montreal-area ambulance service reported receiving more than one hundred 911 calls per hour on Monday, as parts of Eastern Canada were hit by freezing rain, blowing snow and strong winds. Urgences-santé said most of the calls involved people who had fallen and hurt themselves, with ice coating roads and sidewalks. Spokesperson Valérie [...] Read More »

Over 200 Blood Tribe members took part in The Blood Tribe Resource Fair Thursday in Standoff. The event was the first of its kind, says Levi Little Moustache, Director of Blood Tribe Employment and Skills Training (BTEST). “The event today was a collaboration of all the HR departments (including) all the departments under Blood Tribe, [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Misconduct allegations from more than five years ago finally culminated in a disciplinary hearing for Lethbridge Police Service Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh this week. The Lethbridge Police Commission held the hearing Thursday at City Hall to address misconduct allegations against Mehdizadeh regarding an incident that took place in March 2021. The allegations were made [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDjmanio@lethbridgeherald.com A perpetual challenge for not-for-profit organizations is funding for their charitable work. In support of its continuing mission, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is hosting an inaugural gala called “Spring to Light” on April 25 at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Center, featuring Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author Rick Mercer. “This [...] Read More »

Some Lethbridge homeowners might be surprised to see an almost 14 per cent increase in their education taxes when they get their property tax bill this spring. According to the Government of Alberta website, education property taxes are increasing for 2025-2026 after being frozen in 2024-2025. For Lethbridge residents, this will amount to a 13.8 [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has [...] Read More »